Mary-Claire (Brinkman) Fredette received her Bachelor of Arts  in Theatre and Film from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana.  In 1998, she graduated from SHI Integrative Medical Massage School in Lebanon, OH, and received her Ohio LMT license shortly thereafter. Mary-Claire is a professional member of AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) and has been a guest speaker at massage schools.

She became certified in TouchPro^® chair massage (acupressure) in 1999, Nurturing the Mother^® pregnancy massage in 2000, Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy^® in 2002. Sports massage training, Ashi-Thai and Bamboo-fusion massage round out her massage education.

After learning Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy^® in 2002, Mary-Claire realized what a gift it would be to teach others how to give "the deepest most luxurious massage on the planet". This barefoot massage technique has enabled her to work through full term with 3 pregnancies, one of which was with twins. Mary-Claire has been teaching Ashiatsu since 2004. She also offers classes in Ashi-Thai as well as Bamboo-fusion.

Portable bars allow her to instruct therapists all over the Midwest, and she travels periodically to teach at spas in Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. Mary-Claire is scheduled to teach Bamboo-fusion in a number of cities throughout the U.S.

Mary-Claire is the only authorized instructor for Bamboo-fusion in the Midwest, and she is a senior instructor for Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy. Her permanent training facility is located in her home city of Cincinnati, OH.   She lives with her husband, Paul, and their eight (yes, 8!) children in Cincinnati. She is also on stage in the theatre when given the opportunity.